Monday, June 23, 2014

The official MMA World Series of Fighting 10 salaries have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). WSOF 10: Branch vs Taylor was held Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

These salary amounts do not include any individual fighter endorsement earnings for this event, nor do they include any undisclosed bonuses. Fighters pay out of pocket for training, licensing fees and related expenses. Fighters spend months training for these fights, so they are being paid for their work already completed in the gym, as well as their performance on fight night.

New WSOF Middleweight Champion Dave Branch was the top earner of the night with his $36,000 payout, followed closely by WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Aguilar with her $35,000 paycheck.

These salary amounts do not include any individual fighter endorsement earnings for this event, nor do they include any undisclosed bonuses which are commonly paid to fighters by Zuffa in private. Fighters pay out of pocket for training, licensing fees and related expenses. Fighters spend months training in preparation for these fights, so they are being paid for their work already completed in the gym, as well as their performance on fight night.

The MMA World Series of Fighting presented World Series of Fighting 4: Spong vs DeAnda on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The main card aired live on the NBC Sports Network.

In the main event, kickboxing legend Tyrone "King of the Ring" Spong won his second pro MMA fight with a dominant decision victory over Angel DeAnda. Spong used repeated leg kicks to outpoint and brutally bruise DeAnda's thigh over the course of fifteen minutes.

One-armed fighter Nick Newell improved his record to a perfect 10-0 with a quick submission win over disgraced TUF 13 cast member Keon Caldwell.

Heavyweight Dave "Bad Man" Huckaba got to live out the fantasy of disgruntled employees everywhere by beating up his boss. Huckaba scored a second-round TKO victory over former kickboxer and current WSOF President Ray Sefo, who had temporarily stepped down from his leadership position to participate in this fight.